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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Interesting Incidents and Gossip.
XLIxth CONGRESS.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, February 2S.-The pre-
siding officer having presented the naval
appropriation bill its second reading was
objected to by Mr.. Edmunds, who stated
his reasons for doing so. He complained
of the great and unwarranted delay on
the part of the House in sending to the
Senate the great appropriation bills, and
announced his settled determination
not to have them railroaded through the
Senate. The Senate should have the ne
cessary time to give full consideration to
them, and so should the President. The
bill in relation to the fishery trouble had
not been passed finally, and if Congress
were to adjourn without having made
some provision on the subject it would
be the duty of the President to call the
new Congress in extra session. Inc
Interstate commerce commissioners had,
for some reason or other, not been ap-
pointed. and he did not see in the condl-
ton of things that any undue haste should
be made about the appropriation bills or
that the Senate should be coerced from
its wise and well-ordered rules of busl-
ness. He asked that the committee on
appropriations should make a statement
as to the condition of business.
Statements were thereupon made by
Senators Hale and Allison showing the
obstacles thrown in the way OF Legislation
by the House, and intimating their opln
ion of the impossibility of getting through
the necessary business of legislation be
fore noon on the 4th of March.
At the conclusion eff the morning hour
the Blair labor arbitration bill, and The
bill to prevent the employment of alier
and convict labor on public works were
passed. The Kansas land grant bill was
/ then taken up and will be followed by
the pleuro- pneumonia bill.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-01
House.

Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, asked unani-
nous consent that the reading of the
journal be dispensed with, but Mr.. Bra
dy. of Virginia, interpOsed an objection
The House went into committee OF the
whole (Mr. Springer in the chair on the
legislative appropriation bill.
The House spent nearly the whole ses-
sion in rangling over who was to blame
for the tardiness with which business had
been disposed of during the session. MIR.
Randall bore the bTunt for the Demo-
Gratis. and was assailed by all the Repub-
lican blowers and big guns.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-01
Shorthand AND TeIegraphy
:, OhN L. DOHERTY,
~ EAST MAIN STREET.

Always on hand,
As FINE A STOCK OF GOODS
e.tsI1hl De found at any Merchant Tailoring
sn6 sn6'.g.ishinent in the country, and will be made
eTaerii'ned ,ii'ned in the best manner. Thirty years
sniee i',ence e.e as leading cutter ought 10 guar
yery oiisire satisfaction. and will be sold at
~Vaerate profit janl6-ly
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-01

Estimated receipts OF hogs, lO'uVN.
Visible supply statement: Wheat--De-
crease. 2260,062 bushels. Iecrease'
335 236 bushels Oats-Decrease, 1854 bus
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-01

Chicago Grain and Produce Market
Reported by c. L. Redford & Co., Graln
Commission Merchants No. South Twelfth
street.
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w D.-A BOY ABOUT 10
w years of age. at the TIMES Office.
Must bc able TO read manuscript. Apply, al /
O'Clock. to-day. lc@'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-01
PET ECONOMIES.
Spendthrifts Who Were Penny Wise and
Pound Foolish.

| w
| Pound Foolish.
We don't all realize it, but each one
among us has got pet economy. Be
he ever so careless or extravagant in
other respects, he still clings to that.
A man who was a great gambler,
and thought little of losing f500 or
$500 at sitting, would always be
scrupulously careful, from economical
reasons. to turn down his lamp before
making his way to the tables. He said
that having sometimes forgotten it
and passed along couple of streets,
he would feel compelled to turn back
and attend to the unfulfilled duty, even
though he knew his friends were wait
ing for him and his hour past. Did he
resist the impulse? The recollection of
the wasted light would so annoy him
that his play for the evening would be
entirely spoiled.
Another. who squandered thousands
in the year on his special brands OF
champagne, his forced pines, his straw
berries midst the SHOWS of January, his
lamb and green peas on Christmas Day,
had hatred of seeing salt wasted He
would dole out limited number OF
grains into his plate, adding minute
| fragments from time to time to flavor
his last mouthful of mayonnaise, and
looked daggers npon those among his
guests who had left a snowy hillock on
the edge of their plates almost I'M
touched.
1t is common thing for Il man who
finds at the end of the year that he
has exceeded his income by several
hundreds to stop magazine in his
household or order penny paper in the
place of his former, and with that rest
content, having vague Seling that he
has effected economies, and all will now
| be well.
| Another man, generous by nature,
after deciding it would be impossible to
dispense with the services of his second
footman, tries to strike the balance
even by carrying his own bag across
the railway platform to avoid the
necessity of superiluous tips, or sneaks
shame-faced round the corner of Il more
distant street that he may escape u
touch of the hat from his pet crossing
sweeper who mutely asks for copper.
Others will prefer to risk setting the
house on fire to striking a fresh match
on the second storyin place of carrying
up that with long quivering red end
which has served light the gas below.
| -LOn1O1 Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-01
CRUEL PUNISHMENT.
An Account of the Galley Slaves of the
Middle Ages and Later Times.

An account OF the Galley slaves OF the
Middle Ages and Later Times.
The galley, a long, low, narrow YES
sci of war, having sails, but chiefly
propelled by rows of oars on each side,
was used as a part of the fleet of all
maritime nations from the earliest his
toric times down to near the close of
the eighteenth century. The vessel
drew but little water and was especially
convenient for coast service; but the
advancement in the art of navigation,
and especially the improvements in
gunnery, at last put an end to this class
of ships, which, it was said, chad domi-
mated the maritime world for over three
thousand years. In the most ancient
times to row in the galleys was consid-
cred honorable; but as the work was
very laborious and it was difficult to pro-
cure voluntary recruits for it, the ancient
nations used to put their prisoners of
war to this service. Then it be-
came customary to condemn criminals
to the work. In the middle ages the
prisoners, who were chained to the
benches. The Turks retaliated, and
put captured Christians to the same
labor. In France, Spain and the
Italian republics during the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries the galleys
were used as the means of punishment
for all criminals; even those who had
committed capital crimes were thus
utilized. Heretics were particularly
sought out for this purpose, and in
France Migrants, beggars, poachers,
ETC., were employed, and, as even all
these did not suffice to man the benches,
slaves were bought from the Turks,
negroes were brought from Guinea
and Indians were kidnapped in the New
World. Galley slaves were subjected
to the greatest indignities and cruelties.
Their heads and faces were shaved,
they were always chained to their
benches, and they rowed entirely
naked, being only allowed to wear
clothing when in port. They were
seldom released, even when their time
of service was accomplished. Henry
~. ordered the captains Of I'LL galleys
to retain prisoners for six years, even
although condemned for shorter time.
and under Louis XIV. galley slaves
sentenced for only two or three years
were often retained for fifteen years
and more. Criminals preferred mutila-
ton and even death to labor in the
galleys. The galieys in France were
abolished in 174S. They had been
gradually going out of use in that and
other countries for some years. Ciica-
90 Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-01
TWO KINDS OF CAPITAL
The Comparative Value of Money and OF
knowledge and Skill.

knowledge and Skill.
In 1913 two young man graduated
from an interior college. When they
we're about to leave for home the presi-
dent shook them heartily by the hand
and wished them success in life.
"Ah. doctor" said one, ''it has come
to Jim alrea ly. He has fortune of
fifty thousand dollars. But have no
capital to begin life with"
Jim's fortune was a large one Cor
those days. He had invested it and
for few years lived on the interest of
it. The Investment proved bad one,
and he lost every thing. He had nei-
Their trade, profession nor business
habits. Hence he remained for the
rest of his life poor man. His COM
rade, knowing that success depended
on his own efforts, studied profession
which, without dollar of capital,
brought him competency, and at last
wealth.
Young men are apt to estimate money
alone as capital. That one of their
number who has inherited money is,
they think, better equipped for the
Struggle of life than any other. They
should look into the comparative
commercial value of money and OF
knowledge and skill, before they are
eaite 50 sure of that. Figures, in this
case, tell no lie. Of late years, money
in thE country has decreased in value
as mtney-getter, while human ability
has increased That is, the income from
money invested at interest has dimin-
ished whilethe compensation for Serv-
ice rendereShas become larger.
For EXAMPLE, capable domestic
servant in on cities may annually lay
by sum eqRl to the income upon
three thousanddollars in Government
bonds; and administrations mechanic,
in steady employment, earns a sum
equal to the interest of twenty thousand
dollars at four per cent. A teamster
in Montana, or cdv-boy in Colorado,
finds that his strelgth and skill are
worth to him, in moiey each year, as
much as would be foty thousand dol.
lars invested in the sane lands, even il
he could buy them at pr.
The lawyer or physician in 4 country
town who earns his two thousand
dollars annually, if SUDDENLY debarred
from practice would require sixty-si1
thousand dollars in bonds to yield hin
the same income; and the editor-in.
chief of great city dailyhas a power
in his brain worth to him, N hard cash.
the capital of half millioI.
Such estimates, of course vary will
place and time, but they viii serve oul
purpose if they convince the boys anC
girls who read them that they have il
their brains and hands, while the power
of brains and hands remains, actual
money-yielding capital, more perma
nent and secure, and far more satisfy
ing, than any gold bearing bcuds.-
Youths Companion
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-01
BEDDING ANIMALS.
How Farmers Can Add Much to the Com
fort of Their Livestock.


fort of Their Livestock.
A mistake extensively made by farm
ers to-day is that of scantily bedding
stock. The economical use of bedding
material evidently seems to be the only
thing considered. While economy is
excellent in its place, it is by all means
out of place in this department of farm
work. All phases of this question when
fairly discussed plainly demonstrate the
fact that liberal use of bedding is al
ways source of remuneration to the
farmer.
In the first place quite an amount of
time and labor is saved. Farmers take
pride in the appearance of their stock,
particularly the horses. To keep horses
and colts looking neat and clean. lots
of ''elbow grease is required in the use
of the curry comb and brush. A great
amount of labor is saved by generous
allowance of bedding. Not only is the
farmer benefited, but much is added to
the comfort and enjoyment of the beasts.
No more telling stroke to secure better
lItdJllicHL Ctln OC JuIo
direction.
Another argument in favor of the
practice | have advocated is the saving
of liquid manure. The materials used
in bedding are dry and porous and are
adapted to absorbing of liquids. Few
farmers have stables SO arranged as to
preserve the liquid manure. she ingre-
dicnts of which are unsurpassed to Sc
curethe promotion of vegetable growth.
BY the liberal use of bedding large
portion of this important fertilizer is
preserved for use on the fields.
The preservation of liquid manure in
this manner (and it can be accom-
plished no more cpnveniently), is
money in the farmers pocket, BY
saving the fertilizer secured from his
farm stock during the year, the amount
necessary to DO purchased will be
greatly !essened,
By literally bedding his stock the
farmer is not only remunerated to quite
a considerable extent, but he saves
time and labor and adds much to the
comfort of his aniSials IN FdrmeT~
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-01
DON'T FRET OR WORRY.
Words of Advice for Exhausted and Nerv-
Gus Housekeepers.

Gus Housekeepers.
every one of these doors creaks so
horribly that it almost sets me wild, J"
exclaimed Il tired housekeeper, who was
trying TO rest little after the labors Of
a wearisome day. Now this was not
the first, perhaps it was the twentieth
time she had made the same, or SINH
lar remark about the creaking of the
doors, when with the aid of bottle of
oil and feather she might have made
them swing noiselessly and saved her.
self all the annoyance she had suffered
1t is great deal easier to make sug-
gestions than to follow them; but it
seems to me that the golden rule for
housekeepers might be this; If any
thing goes wrong for which there is a
remedy, apply it as soon as possible; if
there is absolutely no remedy do not
fret, but make the best of it,
believe that often it is not the work
that makes us feel so thoroughly weary
at the end of the week as worrying
over it. l remember of fretting a good
deal over some Thanksgiving pies, COM
planning that l always spoiled them by
putting in too much of one thing or an
other, when my sister quietly remarked
that perhaps l put too much anxiety
into them. l saw the point, and re-
solved henceforth to do the best could
with my cooking, and TO worry less
| o1a,. ,ocultc Of oaY,,.so 7 bod af+o,.
wards better success. and far more
peace of mind.
There are days in the experience OF
every housekeeper when every thing
seems determined to go wrong. and a
perfect avalanche of little troubles and
perplexities seem to overwhelm one.
Then, indeed, is she that ruleth her
spirit "better than he that taketh a
city,"
But how often at the close of such a
day have we looked back and seen that
all came right at last in spite of our
forebodings, and we have wished so
much that we could have been self-con-
trolled and sweet-tempered through it
all.
1t is so natural to magnify little
troubles instead of remembering that
they are not worth fretting about II
at breakfast the biscuits are little too
yellow, and the steak a trife overdone,
in almost every case no one will be
troubled about it if you are not
If the coffee is not just exactly right,
no one will notice it unless you call at
tention to it by some disparaging re-
mark. Especially should we guard
against habit of fretting because of
the discomfort it causes those about us,
and the bad influence it has upon them.
If the housekeeper frets the children do
the same, and the servants also, for
nothing is more contagious, and we
have any thing but Il happy household.
However badly things may 90, nothing
is gained by worrying over them, and
if we can not be always bright and
cheerful, we can at least endure
patiently till the storm passes over and
the sunshine returns, as it surely will
in due time. Christian at Work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-01
WASHING GRAIN BAGS,
Some Useful Hints Furnished by a Thought
full Lady Correspondent.


full Lady Correspondent.
Don't let the grain bags waste the
grain, through big and little holes and
by poor tie strings breaking. If the
price is low. all the more need of saw
ing it all. Put the bags, few at a
time, in boiler with soft water enough
to cover them, to which has been added
soft soap and little sal soda; let them
boil for half an hour, then rub any
extra dirty spots, rinse well and hang
up to dry wrong side out. If any of
them are too far gone to pay for mend
ing, some oft he best parts can be used
to mend others, using No. 8 thread.
Put the patch on the inside, fell the
edge neatly, turn in the edge of the
hole, and hem that down. For strings
take three strands of carpet warp, four
threads to the strand. braid piece
half yard long, tie knot in each
end, and sew it firmly by the middle
20 the bag.
For marking the bags, very cheap
md available stamp can be made Of
etters cut from the leg of an old rubber
boot and glued to piece of wood Of
suitable size. To make the letters, the
Did bootleg is split open, laid out fiat
md chalked so as to show pencil marks.
Then the letters are marked out and
,ut with n chisel or sharp knife. The
mooth side of the letters is glued to
he wood, leaving the felt side out. In
lsing the stamp, black paint is spread
- prln kl.a IN,
pressed lightly upon it and then very
irmly on the bag or other article to he
uarked- -4.f1ieulturiSt,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-01
A Reformer's First Duty.

The first thing for a reformer to do is
20 reform himself. Even if he be cor
rect on the one point which engages his
energy. he is likely to be faulty some
place else, and that, even though it
should not do so, will interfere with his
lsefulness, if not destroy it. Many
good causes suffer because the advocates
Of them live in violation of truths and
proprieties that the cOmmon-senso OF
men require that they should believe
and observe. United PresbutsTiaal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-01
THE FORTH BRIDGE.
A Stupenduous Structure Eclipsing Any
Thing of the Kind Yet Erected.

IntnS OF the ANA Yet Erected.
Crossing and recrossing the Firth of
Forth few days since, | got a good
sight of the great Forth bridge that is
now well on its way to completion. 1t
will be the wonder and admiration of
the world, the browning triumph of
engineering genius, and our bold
Brooklyn bridge will have to take a
back seat. A distinguished engineer
recently said of this colossal work:
without doubt the Forth bridge is
the most stupendous structure ever at
tempted to be raised of iron or steel {"
The whole of the work of the bridge is
of steel ION the cantilever and central
girder system" The entire length of the
bridge will be $500 feet, considerably
more than mile and a half. The two
principal spans of the structure are
l, 700 feet each in length, two side spans
of 575 feet each, with the ends massively
supported and three intermediate piers.
In the middle of the LOO feet span
there is an unobstructed passage for
navigation $50 feet above the high
water mark. From the foundation of
the loftiest pier to the top of the can't
levers, the height is $50 feet, cor only
ten feet less than the great pyramid of
Egypt" The most powerful pier
weighs 10000 tons.
According to a report made the day
previous to my view of the structure the
materials put down on the spot up to
the present time reckon up $4,000
cubic feet of granite and 21,O00 tons of
Portland cement. Thus far $780, 900
cubic yards of masonry had been
erected in piers and abutments, 10000
tons of steel in approaches and spars,
and 10000 more tons Of steel is ready
for placing. At this time there are
$4,000 men at work in connection with
this gigantic undertaking, and the
force will average 5000 men the year
'ound. - Edinburgh Cor. Louisville
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-01

"A Treasury Department clerk has
invented lock which can be locked
with any one IF ten thousand keys, but
can be unlocked only by the original
key used to lock it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-10-01

There's some cloud resting on
Squander. Every time l meet him he
S gloomier than before. He must owe
lot of money" That isn't what
troubles him, though. It's because he
can't owe any more, "--Town TOPICS
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-10-25

of the system from Maine to Cali
fornia
Sir Thomas Cratic Esmonde and
Arthur O'Connor have come to Amer
lea as representatives of the Irish
parliamentary party, to explain the
condition Of affairs at home and to
thank the American people for their
support in the past and ask them to
continue it. O'Connor expects a
general election next spring, when
he says the Unionist party will be
wiped out.
Three members Of the Utah Com
mission have filed a majority report
IN Washington, the remaining two
declining to assent to all the con
illusions. The population of the Ter
ritory is estimated at 100000, a gain
of nearly 10000 since 1880, and the
assessed valuation of property is 49,
665,S02 The total Mormon pop
ulation in the Territories of Utah,
Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming and New
Mexico, and the States of Nevada
and Colorado is 162,3S3. The strength
of the non-AIormon element in Utah
is estimated at $4,000, owning nearly
one-third of the assessed property, ex-
elusive of railroads. Different relig-
ious denominations have in Utah
sixty-two churches, which have estab-
lished and control eighty seven
schools, with an aggregate of 6,66S
pupils and go teachers. Since the
passage of the Edmunds law in 1882,
541 persons have been indicted for
unlawful cohabitation and $50 of
these convicted. Fourteen persons
were convicted of polygamy. The
movement of Mormons to gain ad-
mission as State with Constitution
made by themselves is regarded by
the commissioners as an effort to free
the Church from the tolls which the
firm attitude of the Government and
the energetic course of the Federal
officers have thrown around it. They
therefore oppose its consummation.
In conclusion, the commission sub
mits that in its opinion the results of
the Edmunds Act have been very
beneficial to the Territory.